👤 Monty Jacka

5 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
5
2026-09-21 – 2026-10-06
Claims per article
28
141 extracted in total
Hedged claims
11%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,573
characters
Writes for ABC News (AU).
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Economy/Business
40%
Crime & Law
20%
Environment
20%
Politics
20%
Most-tagged topics
HobartTasmaniaTasmanianABCAustraliaAustralianChamber of CommerceChinese

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
1 scored article; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.21 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-06 · ABC News (AU) · Politics
Parents, signs and ageism: Hobart's council race turns ugly as voting begins
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-10-01 · ABC News (AU) · Crime & Law
Safety team hits Hobart CBD amid reports of youths 'causing havoc'
no other outlet in the corpus covered this · leans right
2026-09-29 · ABC News (AU) · Economy/Business
Chinese-owned firm takes over one of Australia's largest cannabis farms
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-22 · ABC News (AU) · Economy/Business
Charities cutting services because of financial pressures
no other outlet in the corpus covered this
2026-09-21 · ABC News (AU) · Environment
'Like Dante's Inferno': Residents angry at lack of fire ban despite dire forecast
no other outlet in the corpus covered this

What they said would happen

2026-09-21 · Just In
'Like Dante's Inferno': Residents angry at lack of fire ban despite dire forecast
🔮 In short: There were fears that embers from an out-of-control bushfire east of Hobart on Sunday could leap across a water channel and impact residential communities. assertive
2026-09-22 · Just In
Charities cutting services because of financial pressures
🔮 TasCOSS has warned that organisations could be forced to cut staff, turn people away and reduce their operating hours if nothing changes. assertive
2026-09-29 · Just In
Chinese-owned firm takes over one of Australia's largest cannabis farms
🔮 The company's chief executive, Craig Knight, told 936 ABC Hobart that while foreign investment could "sound ominous", there was no indication there would be any significant changes for staff or customers. assertive
2026-10-01 · Just In
Safety team hits Hobart CBD amid reports of youths 'causing havoc'
🔮 The trial will run for three years. assertive
2026-10-06 · Just In
Parents, signs and ageism: Hobart's council race turns ugly as voting begins
🔮 A former lord mayor has described some of the behaviour as "juvenile". What's next? assertive
Forward-looking sentences extracted from their articles, oldest first. Nothing here checks whether any of it turned out to be right.
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